A Fall Hiking Festival in the spectacular Cape Breton Highlands!
Hike the Highlands Festival, September 12-18, 2026 ... Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.
A seven-day hiking festival on the Cabot Trail (and Northern Cape Breton) that features guided hikes, evening activities & presentations, the hiker distance award, opening & closing ceremonies and a photo contest.
Festival Updates & News (February 26, 2026)
1) We are please to announce the tentative hikes of the 2026 Hike the Highlands Festival. Online registration for the festival will open on March 4, 2026.
2) Check out our 2025 Hike the Highlands Festival Closing show on youtube -
3) 16th Annual CB Highlands 3 Peaks Challenge event will take place on Saturday, June 13th on the Cheticamp side of the Cape Breton Highlands National Park. Teams of four members will hike three mountains in one day. They include a) Squirrel Mountain, b) Roberts Mountain and c) Acadien. Registration opens on March 2nd, 2026.
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